The Derby of the 18th stage of the Romanian championship “Rapid” – “University of Craiova” is scheduled for Saturday, November 12, at 20:30 at the Giulesti Stadium and will be broadcast live on Digi Sport 1, Prima TV, Prima Sport 1 and Orange Sport 1.

The biggest match of the 18th stage, the last one scheduled before the WC-induced hiatus in Qatar, will take place in Julesti, where the 2nd (Rapid) and 4th (University of Craiova) teams will meet.

The two teams are separated by just two points before the match, which is important both in the fight for the playoffs and in the European Cups.

Rapid have lost two matches in a row for the first time this season, 1-3 to FCSB (d) in the Super League and 0-2 to Farul (a) in the Romanian Cup, but are unbeaten in the league at home, where they have six wins and two draws in eight games.

Giulești have 32 points, eight less than leader Farul, so any wrong move means they are out of 1st place, and even 2nd place will be under threat.

“It’s a difficult moment for us, a week, I don’t want to say how… We have to get back on our feet. I will try to do it before the match with Craiova.

We concede a lot, we need a lot of chances to score. I do not like this. Although we are working, the ball does not want to go into the goal. We were unlucky!”, said Adrian Mutu.

“Brilliant” is very close to losing the confidence of the new shareholder of Rapid Dan Shook: “I was explained that in football I should expect more difficult moments or periods, but the main thing is that those who told me this they started to trample now. If we leave the cup, it’s a problem!”.

Universitat Craiova, on the other hand, are on the back of a four-game winning streak in the Super Lig (where they took 30 points), but the Bany group have scored just six goals in seven outings this season.

In their last match, Olten had a laugh in the Romanian Cup, drawing 1-1 with CS Ocna Mureş, a Ligue 3 side, a result that drove Mirel Radoi mad.

“We were all embarrassed before this game. I feel the worst for those who were not in the team, for our fans. Now we have to see what we are doing in order not to experience another disgrace in Julesti,” said the Craiova University coach.

In the match of the tour, which took place at the Ion Oblemenko Stadium, Rapid won the match against the University of Craiova with a score of 1-0 thanks to a goal by Aleksandr Ionice in the 51st minute.

Superbet offers odds of 1.42 on the 1X prediction: home win or draw in the match Rapid – Universitat Craiova.

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